I would argue those names support the opposite argument. Leaving out the first five names in the 1-3 list as too soon to tell, the only non-injury bust there is Bortles, and he’s still considered good enough to be given a starting job. Looking at the second round list, leaving out Garoppolo and Carr as too soon to…

Politically, probably not. But it’s people not “believing” in basic, thoroughly documented facts that got Trump elected. (And could potentially get an equally unqualified candidate on the left elected someday too).

It’s time to stop treating this shit as cute or funny, and time to start publicly shaming morons like this. Glorification of mouth breathers like this is what got us to Trump.

I watch zero college basketball before March Madness, but when I checked out their prediction before the tournament fivethirtyeight had Virginia with the best chance to win it all. And they were the overall #1, not just in their region. How could everyone be so wrong? It’s not just the historic upset; it’s the…

“Eat my ass!” a teenage boy yelled at the U.S. Capitol rotunda on Wednesday morning.

Well said. I think now that he has signed for $25M/year, Arrieta needs to be removed from the list of so-called underpaid free agents for the argument to have credibility. He’s 32, his velocity is declining, but he’s still pretty good for now. 3 years/$75M seems like plenty.

Once the Cubs signed Darvish, they didn’t really need Arrieta. He’d probably be their fifth best starter in 2017, and you can’t pay $25M for that.

It probably depends on how much he wants to play hardball and how much he might want to stay in GB versus go to a team like the Jets, but I don’t see why Rodgers couldn’t demand 5 years, $150 million fully guaranteed. Could the Packers really let the only person keeping the team competitive walk?

I think given his sharp downturn over the past two years (which, in fairness to Arrieta, his 2nd half of 2015 was one of the best halves of all time, so he had nowhere to go but down), three years is the longest I’d want to commit to him too.

I don’t get the point of trading away a 3rd round pick for a bridge QB, and I also don’t get the point of needing a bridge QB when you have the 1st overall pick. If the guy you draft first overall is not ready to start from day one, then you picked the wrong guy. You develop and learn by playing, and rookie contracts…

Below value compared to what? The market is the market. I get that it sucks for guys who expected the market to be better than this based on recent history, but the league is quickly realizing that players peak younger and younger and that paying for past performance is mostly dumb.

I don’t have anything funny or insightful to add; I just want to say thanks for the most reasonable article I’ve read in a long time.

Amen. I would rather be fat and unhealthy then go to a gym and do an exercise class or lift weights. On the other hand, when I started walking an hour a day last fall and listening to podcasts I enjoy while doing it, I found myself going even longer than I’d planned because I liked it. (Living in a cold climate, it…

Hmm, blanket condemnation of previous generations plus the attitude that if you find something distasteful, everyone else should. You definitely are a millennial.

If I was one of the people who got vomited on, what I would have said to the flight attendants would have gotten me on the no-fly list. For the love of Christ, remind the guy that he’s not “allowed” to leave his seat and then stand back and let him avoid doing something unspeakably disgusting to innocent passengers.

It’s easy for me to say, but I would like to think I would renounce my support of any team whose fans revealed themselves to be so despicable in such large numbers. The criminals may be gone, but there are still way, way too many Penn State fans who think Paterno got a raw deal.

He doesn’t owe readers anything, but if he cares at all about his legacy and how he’ll be remembered as an author, maybe finish the one thing people know him for? If he just wants to spend the rest of his life dicking around, that’s his choice. Personally I think if he doesn’t finish the series, it drastically…

I don’t understand how anyone who doesn’t shoot at least 75% from the free throw line can be called a good basketball player.

The thing is, if you really do view the Constitution as an infallible, unchanging document, then logically the 2nd Amendment can only be applied to weapons that were available in the 18th century. I’m cool with anyone and everyone walking around with a musket.

There are extremists on every issue though. They typically don’t get what they want unless they happen to have a ton of power. On the gun issue, looking at the power of the NRA and the politicians who march in lockstep with them, and contrasting that with public opinion on specific measures, if any extremist side is…